John H. Hibben Dry Goods Co. v. Hicks

Action in replevin, in which, appellant was plaintiff. Answer in three paragraphs and reply in one paragraph. Trial by the court; special finding of facts and conclusions of law.

Every question discussed may be decided and settled under the assignment of error which challenges the conclusions of law. The facts found which are essential to the decision of the case are as follows: Appellant is a corporation under the laws of Ohio, engaged in wholesaling of dry goods; prior to Hay 1, 1897, one Jennie Tincher, appellee’s assignor, had been engaged in carrying on a general store at Bloomington,…